New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-11
1857.

The average rainfall for Chicago is about three inches
MONTH and at first sight the average fall per month
June " last year does srko the investigator as
aarmingy below the being IN reality about 223
in all For practical purposes however the figures FOR
January and February may he stricken out Of tho rec
nng since the frozen condition OF the ground In these
months would render the rainfall absolutely useless
to the farmer The average will be reduced to much
lower figure OF course by the deduction Of the heavy
rains August and September OF last year. which can
not have materially affected the present crops Taking
away four months, the rainfall for tho remaining
months is 1872 inches or l27 inches per month, IN
stead OF the normal inches
In many parts this small amount OF moisture dd
not occur, being Inhabited places within twenty
miles OF this city I'm which the rainfall was so ntnes
nal 10 admit OF measurement By the gauge. The
effects for year will be felt in all quarters OF
trade aud business. well as in the agricultural dis
ricts The railroads will feel IT, Already the Burlington
and Rock Island roads given up the 10 the ter
ritory Of their great systems. The grain Will not be
there ship. neither will the fattened stock be hore to
haul to central Farmers disposnG OF herds
OF halffattened swine and horses and cows are
being sold for - per cent VI their ordinary value.
newspaper man who nas just completed tour Of
Kane County H. reports that he found every where evil
denc.s OF rapidly coming milk famine the result OF tho
great drouth The scrousnesso milk famine here can
be inferred from tho fact that ons milk train which
reache, Chicago at 10 a. IN. carries from Kane County
gallons to the eau Already pastnrage dead above tho
ground and unless there rain within two weeks. the
roots will he dried and reseetins will be necessary.
Around Egin nothing green Is loft except leaves on
trees and they are falling
The Northwestern Miller Minneapolis says:
Low water troubled tue mills seriously III the closing
halt of last eek, and result the nour output was
curtailed TO a considerable extent. The weeks
product was 1870. 500 barrels, averaging 23300 daily,
against 3D. li0 the previous week ana l4Z,-oV 'he
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short this week and few OF the mills are aOe To
run ANYTHING like ull capacity, while st0ppdgeS arc
frequent. This has caused the starting OF SeVer3i
engines three being In usr AT present and ahOthrr w"
be put in tomorrow Ii Is stated thst one oil
the Northern reservoirs. holding large quantity OF
water wa. opened Fridav ana beneficial ehcct on
the river theretrom is expected about Saturday II
ane relief not secured this way more engines viii
Jonhtless be lrought into reqdsitlon The irregular
manner in which the mills running IN consequence
of poor power makes il dcut to iorecis' the output
of the week thodg 1t probably ue safely said That
1t will be II Inter tn VI tnut OF la-t week" go
Forest fires raging two miles south OF beleSlHe'
Micb and many OF tinber have already ben
destroyed. ~,
burning thumb" of the lower peninsula OF Michigan
saws meadow and bush fires everywhere. Acres OF
cut grain and miles OF fencing lave been destroyed;
Seyrral barns and a rumher OF cattlo arc reported
burned in the interior - the Straits OF MackInac
the smoke IA dense that much trouble is expert
tnced by vessels in making the passage In many
parts OF the State the fires are small and scattered
but the loss will be hsayy
Last night a man driving by Charles Culbertsons,
near ecuu seh Mich, threw lighted cigar by the
roadside. The grass gnited and all OF CulDertsohs
farm buildings ami stacks, with quantity oil ience
were burned.
A prairie hre started near Thrty-nnth-st and
blanchard ave. n mile west OF the Uaion Stock Yards
| ahont O'clock this afternoon. The Town OF Lake
Are departmcnt went to the OF the conagration
The fro started from the spark of locomotive AS
seen from the city the fire appeared to nave spreau
| over two miles in width
The fire Was brought under control by nightfal and
did not result in any serious damage Scattering prairie
fires have prevailed in the southwestern suburbs. TO-
day from the Grand TrUnk TO the Northwestern Kali
way doing considerable damage to sidewalks aud other
property. ~ -, ,,u,.,-.. n,
savs The Kankakee swamp and surrounding forests
are ON fire and much farm property is daniagod